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For more information about what's happening in Manchester, download the conference agenda. Details of the resolutions to be debated by Conference can be found in the individual session pages accessible from the right hand column.

As Conference progresses, these web pages will be updated with the results of the debates, text of keynote speeches and other useful information.

More about Conference

Conference is the main policy-making body of ATL. Conference debates and then passes policy resolutions that are implemented by the Executive Committee. Conference and ATL are governed by the Constitution and Rules, which can be changed only by Conference itself.

Up to 600 members make up Conference include ATL's Executive Committee, together with representatives elected by the branches. The number of representatives each branch can send to Conference depends on the number of members it has.